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E. T. MASSEY.

FINISHING MACHINE FOR EMBLEMATIC BUTTONS.-

- APPLICATION FILED NON. 5. 1918.

1,325,526. Patented Dec. 23,1919.

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E. T. MASSEY.

FINISHING MACHINE FOR EMBLEIVIATIG BUTTONS.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- W '8 a d 4 A TTORN E Y5 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD T. MASSEY, OF NEW YORK, N; Y.

FINISHING-MAQI-HNE FOREMBILEMATIC BUTTONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23,1919.

Application filed November 5, 1918. Serial No. 261,216.

To all whom'z't may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD T. MASSEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of New York, borough of Queens, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Finishing-Machines for Emblematic Buttons, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

My invention has reference to a machine for finishing emblematicbuttons.

In an application filed concurrently here-- with, I describe a 'methodof making emblematic buttons from sheets of paper, and

ordinary straight pins of the type commonly used in dressmaking. Thepins are subj ected to various bending operations during the manufactureof the button until they finally assume the requisite U-shaped form. Themachine which forms the subject matter of this application accomplishesthe bending of the pins in a substantially automatic manner, andautomatically alines the pins prior to the bending so that they point inthe proper direction.

The drawings accompanying this'specification show one embodiment of myinvention, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of myapparatus.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the apparatus partly in section.

Fig. 3-is a section of'Fig. 2 on the line Fig. 4 is a section of Fig. 2on the line 4-4:, and i Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detall view ofsome of the elements of my apparatus.

In the drawings, the bed or foundation of the apparatus is indicated inits entirety by the reference character 10 and comprises twosubstantially identical side frames 11 and 12 placed in spaced relation."The upper central portion of each of the side frames 11 and 12 isthickened at 18, to form a bearing for journals 14: extending from eachside of a tray supporting roller 15. A. plurallty of bearings 16 areprovided on the upper surface of each of the side frames 11 and12 tocarry the journals 17 of rollers 18. The rollers 15 and18 form a rollingbed for a tray, which willfbe described. Each of the side frames '11 and-12 have an upwardly project- .ing i nriicket ;1'9,pr eferably locateddirectly 9V9? fih am- 1 1 f he bra k t 19 has a central opening orgroove 20: adapted to receive a vertically movable pillow block 21, andthey areconnected to each other by a span 22. The pillow blocks21support journals 23 and 24 which extend from each side of a main presserroller. 25 The journal 24: is extended beyond'its bearing and isprovided with a worm gear 25.

V A bracket 26 extends laterally from the side frame'12 and supports arotatable worm 27, which meshes with the worm gear25. The worm may beactuated by any suitable source of motive power which may be thrown inupward movement is definitely limited ,by-

the screw 28. The main presser roller 25 is provided on each end thereofwith peripheral gears 30. A yoke or bridging.;member 31 has an endconnected to each of the side frames ll and 12 ,and extends across themachine in front of the main presser roller 25 and preferablysubstantiallyparallel therewith. qThe yoke 31' isprovided with aplurality of downwardly depending screws 32, each of which is formed soas to provide a bearing 33 at its lower end, and having a shoulderedportion 3 1'adapted to abut against the lower surfaceof the yoke.

A, roller 36 is journaled in th'e bearings '33, and extends across themachine in front of'and parallel. to the main roller 25. This rolleraccomplishes the preliminary bending {-Of the pins, as will appearhereinafter. Plates 3?, having a plurality of slots 38, rest on theupper surface of the yoke 31 and are held inv place by the screws 32,which have their shanks located in these slots. Theslotspermit movementof the plates 37 relativelyito the yoke 31. A downwardly dependingswinging plate 39 is hinged toeaoh cf. the platesl87 and in turnsupports; a plate or curtain 40. This curtain is provided with aplurality of vertical slots {11 preferably ev n y sp c d a d of finfliee hei h permit the pi 0 the ilyfillished ut ons to pass therethrough.These vertical slots divide the lower portion of the depending curtaininto a plurality of blades 42, to the lower ends of the side "blades ofwhich there are connected forwardly projecting extensions 53, and to thelower ends of each of the remaining intermediate blades 42 thereconnected by the cross arms 54. of the unfinished buttons which may notbe is connected a forwardly projecting guide finger 43, having a beveledlower face 44,. and terminatlng in a tr1angularshaped nose 45. The frontends of the extensions 53 are Any pins properly alined, strike this noseand are thereby forced into the proper position (i. e. are alined).WVhen inserting the work 52, the frames formed by the extensions 53 andcross arms 54 are first tilted upward, there by tilting upward thefingers 45 with them, and upon the work 52 having been properly placed,the frames are then brought down upon the edges of the work as shown inFig. 2. The tilting of the frames together with the fingers. 45 is alsoof value in facilitating the removal of foreign material collectingbetween the roller 36 and the fingers 45. The strap or brace 46 mayconnect the span 22 with the yoke 31 to prevent vibration thereof. Aslidable tray 47 adapted to ride on the supporting rollers 15 and 18 isprovided on two opposite edges with guide flanges 48 bolted thereto,each of which have rack teeth 49 formed on their upper edge,

which mesh with the peripheral gears 30 of the main presser roller 25.The'tray 47 is longitudinally moved by the rotation of these gears. Thelower end of each of the flanges 48 projects below the tray 47, formingguide rails which abut against the side of the supporting rollers '15and 1S, journaled in the side frames, and prevents lateral gears 30 onsaid roller, by engagement with the rack teeth 49 move the tray 47transversely with respect to this roller. The upwardly extending rows ofpins of the un finished buttons which are not in alinement through theslots 41.

in the course of the movement of the tray 47 strike the pointed noses 45of the guide fingers 43, and the pins are forced into alinement thereby.The pins then pass Each row of pins now points in the same direction (6.e. they are alined). Afurther movement of the tray 47 carries the platen50 under the roller 36, which partially turns down the pins. The pinsthen pass under the main roller 25, which bends the pins to their finalposltlon, and firmly unites the sheets of paper comprising the button.The buttons are then ready to be removed from the blank, and are intheir finished form.

Iclaim:

1. In a machine for finishing emblematic buttons, the combination ofmeans for alining the pins of the unfinished button, and means forbending the pins to their re quired position.

2. In a machine for finishing emblematic buttons, the combination ofmeans for alining the pins of the unfinished buttons, means for bendingthe pins, and means for progressively carrying the buttons into op- Verative relation with each of said means.

8. In a machine for finishing emblematic buttons, the combination ofmeans foralining pins of the unfinished buttons, sliding means adaptedto carry the pins through the alining means, and means for bending thealined pins. I

4. In a machine for finishing emblematic buttons, the combination of aframe, means for alining the pins, a sliding tray movable in said frameand adapted to carry an assemblage of unfinished buttons having upwardly projecting pins through said alining means whereby the pins arecaused to point in the same direction, and means for bending the pinstotheir required position.

5. In a machine for finishing emblematic buttons, the combination ofarcher, aphrrality of guide fingers eachhaving a pointed nose andsufficiently spaced from each other to permit passage of the pins of thebuttons between each pair of fingers, and means to carry the pins of theunfinishedbuttons be tween said fingers, and in a directionsubstantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the fingers andinto operative relation with said roller.

6. Mechanism for alining the pins of 1111-" finished buttons, comprisinga plurality of parallel guide fingers, each having a pointed nose andspaced from each other to permit passage of the pins between each pairof fingers.

7 Mechanism for alining the pins of unfinished emblematic buttonscomprising a swinging curtain having 'a plurality of blades spaced fromeach other, a guide finger having a pointed nose secured to each of saidblades.

8. In a machine for producing emblematic buttons, the combination of aframe, means to aline the pins of the unfinished buttons, comprising adownwardly projecting swinging curtain having a plurality of forwardlyprojecting guide fingers in spaced relation,

and slotted openings between said fingers, a roller cooperating withsaid means to partially bend the pins to an inclined position, a mainroller located behind said last named roller to bend the pins to theirrequired position, and a tray movable relative to said means and adaptedto carry the unfinished.

buttons between said fingers, through said slots, and progressively intooperative relation With the rollers.

In witness whereof I subscribe my signature.

EDWARD T. MASSEY.

